INSTRUCTION TO A SECRETARY AND NOTE TO E. M. SKLYANSKY

Written:Written at the end of August 1919Published:First published in 1942 inLenin Miscellany XXXIV.

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Secret.Take2 copies, and send one to ComradeSklyanskywith this note:

ComradeSklyansky,

Itis clear from this that they are trying to shift
responsibility. Probablythere isn’t a single battle-worthyunit
against Mamontov: this is an absolute disgrace, and
complete negligence on the part of the Revolutionary Military
Council, orcomplete failure to use an opportunity.

Asenergetic measures as possible must be taken!

ToSklyansky. See to it yourself that all this is keptsecret.

Addition: The railway people say that our units that
have been sent against Mamontovare afraid to leave their
trucks.

Bysending such units, the Revolutionary Military
Council of the Republicdisgraces itself.